Method of sewing neckties



April 4, 1950 E. M. KAUPKE METHOD oF SEWING NECKTIES Filed Sept. l0, 1947 Inventor E d/'IH M. Kaupke;

Patented Apr. 4, 1950 UNITED STATES OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention refers generally to neckties, and more particularly to a necktie and the method of making the same comprising novel cutting, folding and stitching procedures whereby -a tie of improved form is created.

It is well understood that several methods of making neckties, each involving the provision of strips of material in characteristic shapes, providing a lining, `and stitching the strips of material so as to completely cover this lining, have been developed and used. It is not, therefore, desired to claim such constructions broadly. However, the neckties developed heretofore employ a stiffening member or lining which is ordinarily not stitched throughout its length to the said strips of material, or a lining and a stiffening member are both provided in the same necktie. Furthermore, the longitudinally folded side panels have not heretofore been stitched to inturned corner portions in said strips of material, said corner vvportions being formed by notching the corners of the said strips at the Wide ends thereof, and the final rm stitching of inturned longitudinal side panels to the inturned corner portions, as described hereinafter in this improved method.

It is a primary object, therefore, of this invention to so construct a necktie that such necktie may be laundered and ironed, without wrinkling or becoming out of shape, it being recognized that ties developed heretofore may not easily be so laundered, except certain light weight, washable ties, the constructional features of which are entirely dissimilar to the constructional features of the instant invention, said washable ties depending largely upon the character of the material from which they are made in order to make the ties substantially non-dependent on stiiening members.

Another salient object of this invention is to provide a method of constructing a tie in which the constructional features of expensive lined ties are substantially duplicated or .the equivalent fea tures provided. 1

And a last object to be specically mentioned is to provide a means and method of constructing a necktie whereby a necktie is produced which is relatively inexpensive in comparison with other necktie constructions involving hand construction, which is extremely simple and practicable and which Will give generally efcient and very durable service. y

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in terial.

2 the necktie which together, notched at the outer ends, and two lining portions laid thereon in the positions occupied before the lateral panels and corner parts are folded in and stitched;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same tie as illustrated in Figure l, after said folding and stitching has been accomplished;

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of one end of a tie constructed according to this invention, one end of one of the said lateral panels being unstitched and lifted slightly, and one of the said corner parts being broken away to show the underlying structure, to facilitate the illustration of this invention, and to amplify the disclosure thereof; and

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View, taken on the line 4 4 in Figure 3 and in the direction of the arrows.

Similar characters of reference designate similar or identical parts and portions throughout the specification and throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, this necktie is constructed by cutting material to provide two elongated cuneiform sections l0 and l2, which sections are indicated in Figurevl as having reduced short parallel sided portions i4 and IB, so that the sections are not strictly uniform, although the provision of the parallel sided portions l4 and i6 is not an important step in the manufacture of this necktie, inasmuch as the said sections may be originally cut in shapes with straight sides. Each of the sections l and I2 will, of course, be constructed from the same ma- The section l2 may be considerably smaller than the section lll, in order to conform with the usual configuration of four-in-hand neckties.

The larger ends of each of the sections are notched to provide what are hereinafter referred to as corner parts I3 and 2l). It should be carefully noted that the roots 22 of the notches extend very closely to the corners 24 of the two portions 26 and 23 of linings which are used in the construction of this necktie. It is, of course, completely practical to provide the lining in one part instead of in the two portions illustrated in Figure l, but when these two portions are provided, the same will be stitched together, as at 30, in thesame manner as the sections l0 and F2 are stitched together, as at 32, this construction being conventional practice in the construction of neckties.

The portions .2G and 28 are similar except that the portion 28 need be slightly smaller than the portion 2G, according to the relative dimensions of the sections I0 and I2, it being understood that the length of the lining, that is, the cornbined length of the connected portions 26 and 28, is substantially equal to the length of the completed necktie, and is slightly less in length than the combined lengths of the sections l and I2.

The next step in the construction of this necktie is the blind stitching, as at 34, of the portions 2S and 28 to the sections lll and l2, with the said portions arranged centrally of the said sections, this stitching securing the entire periphery of the said portions, to the reverse side of the sections, that is, to the back of the, material, the face of the material being disposed as downwardly in each of the gures used herein to illustrate this invention` The said blind stitching may be accomplished with the materials held loosely.

r)The next step is folding the longitudinal edge panels 3&3 and 3S of said sections over the said portions. The corner parts I8 and 2d must now be folded inwardly and the steps of accomplishing this include inwardly folding a hem dil, illutrated in Figure 3, on the end of one of each pair of panels, that is, panel 38, and the adjacent corner part 29 along a single fold line, folding a hem on the other corner part I8, as indicated at s2, inwardly folding the corner part I8 and the corner part 20 into the positions illustrated in Figure 3, and stitching the folded edges of these corner parts to each other, the stitching being accomplished simultaneously with further folding over of one edge portion of the lateral panels 38, andl stitching the corner parts together and to the folded edges of the said panel portions 35 and 33. It should be carefully noted that the edge portion lll of the panel 38 is turned back and the stitching 46 securing the panels 36 and 38 together are both carefully accomplished so that the stitching d6 extends accurately along the center line of the completed tie.

A very important feature of this tie construction resides in the tensioning of the sections Ill and l2 while the center line stitching i5 is being accomplished. One method of tensioning the sections comprises securing the nearly finished tie tc support by pinning the same thereto at approximately the mid-point of the tie and pulling the material taut by hand while thek stitching is being done. Stitching accomplished as above described will not readily become loosened and the tie can be laundered and ironed many times without the stitches pulling and without the tie becoming misshapen.

Another important feature of this invention relates to the method of cutting the material. The materials of the said sections and portions must be out on the straight rather than on a bias, this method of cutting greatly lessening the tendency of the tie to pull, twist, or otherwise become out of shape.

It will be readily seen that al1 the above cited objects are accomplished by this improved tie. Obviously, many minor variations may be made in the shape and proportioning of the various parts of 'the tie and the method may be slightly varied to adapt the same for use with diierent materials. Accordingly, limitation is sought only in accordance with a proper interpretation of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A method of making a necktie comprising cutting material to provide two elongated cuneiform sections, notching the corners at the wider ends of said sections, cutting lining material to provide portions of a length and width less than the length and width of said sections, sewing the smaller ends of the sections and portions together, blind stitching the edges of the portions to the reverse sides of and centrally of said sections, folding the longitudinal edge panels of said sections over said portions, folding the corner parts at each end inwardly, again folding one of each pair of longitudinal panels so that the again folded edge so formed extends along the longitudinal center lineof the sections, stitching the again folded edge to the other longitudinally folded panel, and stitching the edges of said corner parts to each other.

2. A method of making a necktie comprising cutting material on the straight to provide two elongated cuneiform sections, notching the corners at the wider ends of said sections, cutting lining material to provide portions of a length and width less than the length and width of said sections, sewing the smaller ends of the sections and portions together, blind stitching the edges of the portions to the reverse sides of and centrally of said sections, folding the longitudinal edge panels of said sections over said portions, folding the corner parts at each end inwardly, again folding one of each pair of longitudinal panels so that the again folded edge so formed extends along the longitudinal center line of the sections, stitching the again folded edge to the other longitudinally folded panel, and stitching the edges of said corner parts to each other, and tautening said sections as a whole while the firstinentioned stitching is being accomplished so that the threads of the stitching will not break during the and laundering of the necltie.

3. A method of making a necltie comprising cutting material on the slraight to provide two elongated cuneiform sections, notchnig the corners at the `wider ends of said sections, cutting lining material to provide portions of a length and width less than the length and width of said sections, sewing the smaller ends of the sections and portions together, blind stitching the edges of the portions to the reverse sides of and centrally of said sections, folding the longitudinal edge panels of said sections over said portions, folding the corner parts at each end inwardly, again folding one of each pair of longitudinal panels so that the again folded edge so formed extends along the longitudinal center line of the sections, inwardly folding a hem on the end of said one of each pair of panels and the adjacent corner part on a single fold line, folding a hem on the other corner part and inwardly folding said other corner part, stitching the again folded panel to the other folded panel, and stitching the corner parts to each other and to said panels.

EDITH M. KAUPKE,

einen The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,698,520 Wellman 8, 1929 1,787,226 Wolf Dec. 30, 1930 1,805,968 Bianco May 19, 1931 2,118,416 Rajki May 24, 1938 2,179,133 Rehor Nov. 7, 1939 

